Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Robert Smith Surtees: Only infallible rule we know
“The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.” —Robert Smith Surtees.
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Willa Catherine: Sitting still
“There’s nothing so dangerous as sitting still.” —Willa Catherine, writer.
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Elizabeth Gilbert: Glorious mess
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” –– Elizabeth Gilbert, author.
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Stephen Hawking: Three things
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.” —Stephen Hawking.
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James Bowen: Cats
“Cats are notoriously picky about who they like. And if a cat doesn’t like its owner it will go and find another one. Cats do that all the time.” —James Bowen.
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Elizabeth Holmes: Backup plan
“I think that the minute that you have a backup plan, you’ve admitted that you’re not going to succeed.” —Elizabeth Holmes.
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Andrew Jackson: Inattentive
“The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.” —Andrew Jackson.
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Ricky Gervais: Painful and difficult
“When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It’s only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.” —Ricky Gervais.
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Shirley Chisholm: Measuring America
“I don’t measure America by its achievement, but by its potential.” —Shirley Chisholm, politician and educator.
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Ricky Gervais: Painful and difficult
“When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It’s only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.” —Ricky Gervais.
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Sylvester Stallone: Keep going and going and going
“I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.” —Sylvester Stallone.
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James Blunt: Fool
“I guess if you’re stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool.” —James Blunt.
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Albert Einstein: Miracle
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein.
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Aamir Khan: No such thing as perfection
“The truth is that no matter how many retakes you do, each will be different and that is the nature of any creative medium. There’s no such thing as perfection.” —Aamir Khan.
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Gigi Hadid: Stay fit or stay sane
“I’ve always said, ‘Eat clean to stay fit, have a burger to stay sane. ’” —Gigi Hadid.
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Stephen Hawking: Always angry or complaining
“People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” —Stephen Hawking.
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Mike Pompeo: When you’re younger
“One of the things you don’t always realize when you’re younger is that not everything you try is going to work.” —Mike Pompeo.
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Simon Sinek: Systems and processes
“Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.” —Simon Sinek.
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Rex Tillerson: Enormity of energy consumption
“When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then, crude oil was found, and it took 60, 70 years, and then natural gas. So it takes 100 years or more for some new breakthrough in energy to become the dominant source. Most people have difficulty coming to…
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Hillary Clinton: Red in the niddle
“If you look at the map of the United States, there is all that red in the middle, places where Trump won. What that map doesn’t show you is that I won the places that won two thirds of America’s Gross Domestic product. I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward. And…
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Albert Einstein: Careless with the truth
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” —Albert Einstein.
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William Lyon Phelps: Final test of a gentleman
“The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.” —William Lyon Phelps.
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Henry Ward Beecher: Laws and institutions
“Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set to true time.” —Henry Ward Beecher, clergyman and social reformer.
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Tracy Morgan: News
“Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses.” —Tracy Morgan.
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Stan Lee: Never a criminal!
“What did Doctor Doom really want? He wanted to rule the world. Now, think about this. You could walk across the street against a traffic light and get a summons for jaywalking, but you could walk up to a police officer and say ‘I want to rule the world,’ and there’s nothing he can do…
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Tim Berners-Lee: Two myths
“Two myths currently limit our collective imagination: that advertising is the only possible business model for online companies, and… it’s too late to change the way platforms operate. On both points we need to be a bit more creative… I want the web to reflect our hopes and fulfil our dreams, rather than magnify our…
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Seth Klarman: Curiosity
“I’m curious. I want to know how things work. And even more importantly, I want to know what’s going to happen. And what’s going to happen is often related to what has happened.” —Seth Klarman.
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Beyonce Knowles: Power
“Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.” —Beyonce Knowles.
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Leo Varadkar: Pro-life
“I consider myself pro-life, as I accept that the unborn is a human life with rights, and I do not support abortion on request or on demand.” —Leo Varadkar.
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Kelly Clarkson: Twitter
“I love Twitter! At first I made fun of it, because it is very narcissistic, and there’s already so much narcissism flowing in this industry, I was like, ‘Really, one more?’ So I was against it at first. But I really love the idea of the direct connection – there’s no middle man muddling it…
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Jane Goodall: Change
“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.” —Jane Goodall.
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Emma Watson: Gender on a spectrum
“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong…it is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideas.” ― Emma Watson.
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Stan Lee: Doing a good thing
“I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re…
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Hubert de Givenchy: Dressing
“The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.” —Hubert de Givenchy.
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Nimrat Kaur: Reality is different
“These are stories you hear… of people sitting in a mall and being spotted, and you think it will happen to you. And when you’re fresh off the boat, and new in Bombay, you want those kind of things! They are magical fables. You want to, somewhere, be a part of it, something people will…
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Richard Steele: Add your reasons
“Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.” —Richard Steele, author and editor (12 Mar 1672-1729).
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Tim McGraw: Opinion
“Everyone should have their own opinion and be able to voice it. No matter what it is. Of course, that does not mean your opinion is always right. But, you’re certainly entitled to your opinion.” —Tim McGraw.
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Ken Dodd: Eighteen months
“I haven’t spoken to my mother-in-law for eighteen months—I don’t like to interrupt her.” —Ken Dodd.
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Maxine Waters: Right to my anger
“I have a right to my anger, and I don’t want anybody telling me I shouldn’t be, that it’s not nice to be, and that something’s wrong with me because I get angry.” – – – Maxine Waters.
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Lionel Richie: Legacy
“I think the whole world is dying to hear someone say, ‘I love you.’ I think that if I can leave the legacy of love and passion in the world, then I think I’ve done my job in a world that’s getting colder and colder by the day.” —Lionel Richie.
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Sir William Henry Perkin: All praise and honour
“When I look back on my life and consider all the way I have been led, above all I thank God to Whom I owe everything, for all His goodness to me and ascribe to Him all the praise and honour.” —Sir William Henry Perkin.
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Reed Hastings: Epics of humanity
“Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use.” —Reed Hastings.
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Elizabeth Warren: It’s better to fight
“It’s better to fight because if you don’t fight, you can’t win. Besides, even when you don’t win, you can change the game.” —Elizabeth Warren.
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Taylor Swift: Hateful comments
“When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.” —Taylor Swift.
